The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-07
THE Wall OF THE GENTLEMEN
I'VE Have Been Cruelty Left and
Shamefully Treated"
To the Editor OF THE HExALD:


The above is the sad refrain of the
American gentlemen.
How many tears were shed over this
sorrow in the Salt Lake Tribune Office
probably never will transpire.
What was the cause of all their sad
ness? osi -e
First, then, when the Edmunds-
Tucker bill became law, behold and
10, that clause giving to these Ameri-
can gentlemen, by and with the consent
of their governor, the appointing power
to about 2,40o lucrative offices in the
Territory, was stricken out. Sad. in
deed! Congress could not quite swallow
the large mormon bolus prepared by
the Busy BIS. with the able assistance
OF the American gentlemen and their
lobbying governor q
Second, when President Cleveland did
not sign the Edmunds Tucker mon
strosity, then again went nm their
wailing and they took counoiI
among themselves and said what shaH
age do with such a Presidents
And hlled their souls chock full of nat
rlotlsm (that kind of patriotism which
certain great man said was the suff
rage OF scoundrels.) And then thew
mad Iabored with persistency worthy
OF such cause And had they not come
marching home again without adding
very greatly to their laurels Then when
the test oath came, did not the Mormon
legal voters take the oath, contrary to
the statutes made and provided by the
Irtonne American gentlemen? Then
Old not t csc American Tribune
gentlemen meet in solemn con
claVe and formulate an oath for admin
lstratlon to all Mormon voters? And
although several little matters stood in
the way, such as the determination of
the Utah Commission (who stood man
iuliy Tor the fair administration of the
laws OF Congress, etc.A9 Yet did they
DOT snow to all men everywhere what
they would do if they could2 And are
tney not irving to,showto all the world
aho the restot mankind that the rep
resentatlYe men OF Utah who are all
non -poiygamlsts are dishonest? And
aIthougn these representative men.
whose word is their bond. can
go anywhere into the United States
where they are the best knotvg,, and pro-
cure credit and favors in any amount
asked for from business men all over
the country. Still are not these Ameri-
can gentlemen doing their level best to
Dlacken the characters of these repre-
sentatlYes In order 10 throw obstruc-
tlons IN the way of Utah becoming a
State. For many years the word of the
tribune went forth as LaU. unto them
SeLUeS, at least.
Not long ago the, President listened to
Inc sound suggestions of the friends of
Utah; IN fact he listened to the advice
OF some of the friends of the Territory.
and after well weighing the matter,
came to the conclusion that in the
interests OF peace and good order and
good government Prosecuting ATTORNEY
DICKSON had better be removed, and a
man appointed to that Office who
would prosecute without prosecuting
the Mormons who were 50 unfortunate
as to be accused of having a larger
family than the virtuous Mr.. Ed
munds allowed them TO have. Then
Mr.. Dickson was most politely" asked
to resign; then, indeed, did the Amer
lean Tribune gentleman put on sack
cloth and ashes, and go down into
the blackDess of miserable woe and
despair. 1t had begun to dawn upon
these liberal" editors many days be-
fore that there was a probability that
the necks of Utah's best citizens would
not be sire tched in the dust for the
Tribune Loyal League to stand upon
any longer.
They had beheld their beauteous
Eli, swept by the ruthless hand of a
greater and higher power, into the
immense vortex which had received so
many of his less beatific predecessors.
Then came more lightning, and poor
Treland's head rolled into the basxet.
Then, too, more of their especial pets.
The "B. B." had goneEto Congress with
the so cents donations of the Loyal
Leaguers swelling their pockets, and
the words of the gentle American
Tribune man singing in their ears.
And now they feel hurt and inwardly |
grieved that the President, that Cen
gress and the press of the country gen.
orally, should not take for granted or
accept as true all that the Salt Lake |
leading citizens of Utah.
lone woe doth tread upon another's |
heel" in such rapid succession that |
these defamers of Utah have hardly |
time to recover from one ere another is |
upon them.
First, their dead Eli.
Then, their decapitated Ireland.
Then, the failure of Congress to give |
them the appointing power of most all |
the officers of the Territory.
Then, President Cleveland's failure |
to sign the .Edmunds-Tuckero outrage;
and,
Finally, the defunct Dickson and then
gone.
lone by one" their roses have faded, |
until their hearts are failing them,
for things are not as they used to be.
And the Tribune lash welded by bitter
hatred of the American gentlemen,
seems no longer to hold any terror for
decent men in Utah or abroad.
There is one thing, Mr.. HERALD, that
is easily to be seen, and that is, wher-
ever and by whomsoever the Mormon
people become known, eitherfnancially,
politically or religiously; either as indi-
vidusls or as body; they are respected
and trusted as much as any people on
the earth; and I doubt very much if
one of these American gentlemen of the
Salt Lake Tribune would refuse the
of one of the Mormon elders
whom they take such pains to de-
nounce through the columns of this
abusive newspaper. r..ga
Mr.. Lannan's cowsrdly attack on